Did anyone watch Episode 1 of Season 2 last night on History Channel?
If so what did you think?
They did a good job with this first episode and accurately portrayed the challenges of arctic operations in the winter. They do tend to over dramatize the situations...
One minor misjudgment of the DC-4 captain to not bring along a Herman Nelson and cost the company time and money. Plugging all those heaters into a single plug was a bad idea. They did bring extra drums of fuel which probably saved them after missing in Gjoa Haven. Joe did say they could have left the extra rampy behind and taken the fuel and the heater.
There is a very limited supply of Avgas in these communities. If they chose to stay legal taking only fuel to destination + alternate + 45 min reserve they might have been in big trouble. The only place near Gjoa Haven where they seem to keep a small supply of Avgas is Cambridge Bay. That would have taken them 230 miles west in the wrong direction and the weather was down in that area.
Waking up to a frozen airframe and trying to heat up those 4 engines/oil with a frost fighter at -40C must have been a nightmare!
I look forward to Episode 2.